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Life Expectancy of iMac
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<blockquote data-quote="harryb2448" data-source="post: 1561303" data-attributes="member: 42497"><p>Well good news if it actually an 8.1 model iMac so first check that out in Apple System profiler (About this Mac).</p><p></p><p>Mactracker tells us the 8.1 is a mid 2008 model, 2.4 or 2.6GHz, capable of running the latest operating system, OS X.9 Mavericks, so you will not need anything new nor lose any files. Make sure you backup to an external prior to upgrading the operating system. If you are running OS X>6.8 or later, Mavericks is a special price ~ free. If Leopard OS X.5, purchase OS X.6 Snow Leopard from Apple online.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="harryb2448, post: 1561303, member: 42497"] Well good news if it actually an 8.1 model iMac so first check that out in Apple System profiler (About this Mac). Mactracker tells us the 8.1 is a mid 2008 model, 2.4 or 2.6GHz, capable of running the latest operating system, OS X.9 Mavericks, so you will not need anything new nor lose any files. Make sure you backup to an external prior to upgrading the operating system. If you are running OS X>6.8 or later, Mavericks is a special price ~ free. If Leopard OS X.5, purchase OS X.6 Snow Leopard from Apple online. [/QUOTE]
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